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Win the hanging rook on g7

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Puzzle rating: 1199Theme: Hanging piece: your opponent left a piece undefended — take it.
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White to move — find the best continuation

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The tactical motive

Hanging piece: your opponent left a piece undefended — take it.

White to move — find the best continuation

Solution & explanation

Main line

52. Rxg7 Kf6 53. Rxg6+

Why it works

  • Great move! rook to g7 keeps the pressure (+4.8).
  • Well found: rook to g6 (+4.5).
  • You win a piece — the queen.
  • If instead Kf6, then Rxg6+ and you win the queen.

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